Field Day

... aka the second to last day of school!

Team Cohen!

A bunch of drowned rats:

Some hula-hooping action:

Carson joins the class for post field day festivities:

Memorial Day 2009

The Kindergarten Picnic

...not to be confused with Field Day.
Once again I'm playing blog catch-up. The Kindergartners had a special end of the year picnic the Friday before Memorial Day. It was a fun-filled morning complete with games, food and popsicles. Carson and I went and hung out in the park and enjoyed the enthusiasm of the Kinder kids, and of course Carson thinks he is "one of the gang"!

Cole doing the Dino Stomp and Carson playing under the parachute...


(L) Cole and his buddies Sam and Jacob. (R) Cole with his teacher; Mrs. Cohen

Sooo Many Questions

Seriously, Cole talks ALL day. His mind is constantly thinking of new things and he asks sooooo many questions. I feel bad admitting that it drive me bananas sometimes. But sometimes he comes up with some good ones that really crack me up. Here is one he asked today, I thought it was hilarious and clever...

Cole: Do terrorists talk with their mouths full?

Mom: Ummm, I don't know. Why?

Cole: Well it is bad manners to talk with your mouth full and terrorists are really bad.

Any Turkey Can Tango

With the school year coming to an end Cole's class has been busy with performances, projects and picnics. The school put on a program that showcased all of the various things they have learned in their "specials" this year. The Kindergarten classes performed the Turkey Tango, a silly little song and dance.

Carson Makes A Splash

Carson participates in a playgroup on Wednesday mornings while Cole is at school. This week we took the kids to a fun splash park in Summerlin. Carson had the BEST time! He ran and ran and splashed himself silly. We always joke that Carson is part puppy and true to his puppy ways he got down on all fours and slurped up some of the water. I know, NASTY, but hilarious too.


In the car on the drive home he passed out cold, he was totally exhausted.

Mountain's Edge Hoedown

My parents and sister live in a community called Mountain's Edge and every year they have a big western shindig in the park. We decided to take the boys over to it this year and in true Cole fashion he dressed the part. I love that kid! When we first walked in there were some actors performing a wild west shoot-out type show. When Cole saw this his chin about hit the ground. He couldn't believe there were real live cowboys there. So afterwards he posed with these cowboys by their real life stage coach.

Cole climbed the rock wall and made it all the way to the top! Way to go!

He also panned for gold...



I rode a mechanical bull! What a blast!

My graceful landing...

Carson rode a little tiny Carson-sized horse...

And when it was time to get off he had a full blown 2 year old tantrum. Of course! We wouldn't expect anything less.

It was a fun time, one Cole still talks about. I'm sure we will go back next year, especially since I'm dying to get back up on that bull, lol!

Blog Neglect

Holy cow! Have I really not blogged since April? My apologies! I promise to get some new posts up and on here asap!

Happy Birthday

Today would be my Grandpa's 87th birthday. We lost our sweet Grandpa last May after a long, brave fight with cancer and today was the first birthday since his passing. Last year we had a big birthday bash in St. George, he always loved a good party! As I remember and reminisce today, I am filled with love and gratitude for the wonderful man who was a part of my life for 36 years.

I LOVE YOU GRANDPA!

Cole presenting his Great-Grandpa Barney with a painting of a rainbow he made for him in preschool at his 86th birthday party one year ago.

See It See It

Recently, Carson has discovered that he can see himself on the back of my camera after I take a picture of him. He is fascinated by that. As soon as I click the camera he is running towards it saying, "See it, see it". Needless to say, all of my recent photos of him look about like the ones above, close up, hand grabbing at the camera, a little blurry...